Cutting hair for a cause

CSC students donated money and 74 inches of hair to children during the Cut-A-Thon event Monday.

The donated hair will be sent to Locks of Love where it will be made into wigs for children under 21-years-old who are suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis.

“When I cut it off, it was a little bit frightening. But donating makes me feel really cool that I can give something that was mine to someone who needs it,” Katherine Pulliam, freshman  of Atchison, Kansas, said.

CSC Resident Life Association organized the event for the first time with the help of April Blanford, hairdresser at Total Looks Center salon. Students who donated hair or money will receive a free haircut from Total Looks.

Without experience and promotion, the event did not attract many donators compared to other charity events on campus, and because  cutting 10 inches of hair was not an easy decision.

However, many students expressed the wish to participate next time.

With students’ participation, RLA also showed the desire to continue the event next year and the coming spring semester. They hope  for even more student participation in future events.